Muslim Names for Boys

A

ABD                                                SLAVE
ABDAS SALAM                                        SLAVE OF PEACE
ABID                                               WORSHIPER - ADORER
ABIDULLAH                                          WORSHIPER OF ALLAH
ABU DHA ALI                                        THE MASTER OF ONE'S SOUL
ADIL                                               JUST , UPRIGHT
ADIB                                               COURTEOUS
AFZAL                                              MORE EXCELLENT
AFIF                                               MODEST - CHASTE
AFTAB                                              SUN
AHMAD                                              MORE COMMENDABLE
AHSAN                                              EXCELLENT
AJMAL                                              HANDSOME
AKBAR                                              GREAT
AKHTAR                                             STAR
AKMAL                                              COMPLETE
AKRAM                                              MORE GENEROUS
ALAMGHIR                                           CONQUEROR OF THE WORLD
ALAUDDIN                                           SUBLIME IN RELIGION
ALI                                                EXALTED
ALIM                                               COGNIZANT - KNOWING
ALIMUDDIN                                          COGNIZANT OF RELIGION
ALTAF                                              KINDNESS - BENEVOLENCE
AMAN                                               PEACE , SAFETY , PROTECTION
AMANULLAH                                          PROTECTION OF ALLAH
AMID                                               SUPPORTER
AMIDUDDIN                                          SUPPORTER OF RELIGION
AMIN                                               TRUSTWORTHY
AMIN MOHAMMAD                                      TRUSTEE OF MOHAMMAD
AMIR                                               PRINCE-COMMANDER
AMIRUDDIN                                          PRINCE OF RELIGION
AMJAD                                              MORE GLORIOUS
ANWAR                                              LUMINARY
AQIL                                               JUDICIOUS-WISE
ARIF                                               LEARNED-ENLIGHTENED
ARSHAD                                             RIGHTLY GUIDED
ASAD                                               HAPPY JOYOUS
ASGHAR                                             SMALL , LITTLE-HUMBLE
ASIM                                               PROTECTOR
ASIF                                               TO BE REGRETFUL
ASLAM                                              (MORE) PEACEFUL
ASHRAF                                             NOBLE
ATAULLAH                                           DIVINE GIFT
AURANGZEB                                          THE ADORNMENT OF THRONE
AYAZ                                               OBEDIENT
AYYUB                                              NAME OF PROPHET (JOB)
AZAD                                               FREE-INDEPENDENT
AZMAT                                              GREATNESS
AZAM                                               MORE EXALTED
AZHAR                                              MORE MANIFEST
AZIM                                               EXALTED-GRAND
AZIZ                                               POWERFUL
AZIZUDDIN                                          POWERFUL IN RELIGION
AZFAR                                              VICTORIOUS

B

BADR                                               FULL MOON
BADRUDDIN                                          MOON OF THE RELIGION
BAHADUR                                            BRAVE
BAKHTAWAR                                          FORTUNATE
BAKHTIYAR                                          LUCKY
BAQIR                                              ONE WHO CLARIFIES
BARKAT                                             GRACE-ABUNDANCE
BASHARAT                                           GOOD OMEN
BASHIR                                             BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS
BASHIR AHMAD                                       BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS OF MOHAMMAD
BASHIRUDDIN                                        BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS OF RELIGION
BASIM                                              SMILING
BASIR                                              WISE
BASIT                                              EXTENDER
BARI                                               CREATOR
BILAL                                              COMPANION
BURHANUDDIN                                        PROOF OF THE RELIGION

D

DASTGIR                                            HELPER
DAULAT                                             WEALTH
DIDAR                                              VISION
DAWUD                                              DAVID
DILAWAR                                            BRAVE

F

FAHIM                                              SAGACIOUS
FAISAL                                             ARBITRATOR
FAIZ                                               IMMANENCE-BLESSINGS
FAIZULLAH                                          IMMANENCE OF ALLAH
FAKHR                                              PRIDE
FAKHRUDIN                                          PRIDE OF RELIGION
FAQIR                                              SEEKER
FAQIR MOHAMMAD                                     SEEKER OF MUHAMMAD
FARAZ                                              EXALTED
FARID                                              PRECIOUS-UNIQUE
FARIDUDDIN                                         UNIQUENESS OF RELIGION
FARHAN                                             JOVIAL-HAPPY
FARMAN MOHAMMED                                    THE COMMAND OF MOHAMMED
FATH MOHAMMED                                      VICTORY OF MOHAMMED
FAYYAZ                                             GENEROUS
FAZAL                                              GRACE-FAVOUR
FAZLUDDIN                                          GRACE OF THE RELIGION
FAZLULLAH                                          GRACE OF ALLAH
FIROZ/FIRUZ                                        VICTORIOUS-TRIUMPHENT
FARUQ                                              HE WHO KNOWS TRUTH FROM FALSEHOOD
FAZIL                                              HONOURABLE-LEARNED
FIDA                                               SACRIFICED
FASIH                                              ELOQUENT

G

GHAFFAR                                            MOST FORGIVING
GHAFOOR                                            FORGIVING
GHALIB                                             VICTORIOUS
GHARIB MIRZA                                       STRANGE PRINCE
GHAZANFAR                                          LION
GHAZI                                              SOLDIER
GHAYATH                                            HELPER
GHAYATHUDDIN                                       HELPER IN RELIGION
GHULUM                                             SERVANT
GHULUM ALLAH                                       SERVANT OF ALLAH

H

HABIB                                              BELOVED
HABIBULLAH                                         BELOVED OF ALLAH
HADI                                               GUIDE
HAFIZ                                              KEEPER-GUARDIAN
HATIM                                              GENEROUS
HAIDAR ALI                                         LION HEARTED
HAKIM                                              JUDGE-RULER
HALIM                                              MODEST-HUMBLE
HAMID                                              PRAISEWORTHY
HAMZA                                              LION
HANI                                               HAPPY
HANIF                                              SEEKER OF TRUTH
HANIF MUHAMMAD                                     SEEKER OF TRUTH TAUGHT BY MUHAMMAD
HARUN                                              AARON
HARIS                                              VIGILANT
HASAN                                              HANDSOME
HASHIM                                             MODEST
HASRAT                                             GLORY
HAYAT                                              DECISIVE
HAYTHAM                                            DESIRE
HIDAYAT                                            GUIDANCE
HUSAYN                                             HANDSOME

I

IBRAHIM                                            NAME OF A PROPHET (ABRAHAM)
IDRIS                                              NAME OF A PROPHET
INAYAT                                             FAVOUR
IFTIKHAR                                           PRIDE
IHTISHAM                                           ADHERENT
IHTISHAM AL-HAQQ                                   ADHERENT OF TRUTH
IJAZ                                               WONDERFUL
IJAZUDDIN                                          WONDER OF RELIGION
IKMAL                                              PERFECTION
ILYAS                                              ELIJAH
IKRAM                                              HONOUR
IKRAM ULLAH                                        HONOUR OF ALLAH
IMAD                                               SUPPORTER
IMDAD                                              HELP
IMADUDDIN                                          SUPPORT OF RELIGION
IMTIYAZ                                            HONOUR-DISTINGUISHED
IMRAN                                              NAME OF A PROPHET
INAM                                               GIFT
INAMULLAH                                          GIFT OF ALLAH
INAYATULLAH                                        FAVOUR OF ALLAH
INKISAR                                            HUMILITY
IQBAL                                              FORTUNE
IRFAN                                              GNOSIS / WISDOM
IRSHAD                                             GUIDANCE-COMMAND
IRSHAD AHMAD                                       GUIDANCE OF MUHAMMED
ISHAQ                                              OVERWHELMING
ISHFAQ                                             KINDNESS
ISMAIL                                             NAME OF A PROPHET (ISHMAEL)
ISMAT                                              INNOCENCE-PROTECTION
ISA                                                NAME OF A PROPHET (JESUS)
ISHTIAQ                                            TO BE FOND OF SOMEONE

J

JABIR                                              DOMINANT
JAFAR                                              STRAEM
JAHANGIR                                           CONQUERER OF THE UNIVERSE
JALAL                                              MAJESTY
JALALUDDIN                                         MAJESTY OF RELIGION
JALIL                                              EXALTED
JAMAL                                              BEAUTY
JAMALUDDIN                                         BEAUTY OF RELIGION
JAMIL                                              BEAUTIFUL
JAWHAR                                             ESSENCE
JAWAID                                             GENEROUS
JAVID                                              ETERNAL-EVERLIVING

K

KABIR                                              GREAT
KAMAL                                              PERFECTION
KAMALUDDIN                                         PERFECTION OF RELIGION
KARAM                                              NOBILITY OR GENEROSITY
KARIM                                              NOBLE
KAWTHAR                                            FOUNTAIN OF ABUNDANCE / ETERNITY
KAZIM                                              RESTRAINER
KHALID                                             EVERLASTING
KHALIL                                             FRIEND
KHALILULLAH                                        FRIEND OF ALLAH
KHIZR                                              GUIDE
KHURRAM                                            HAPPY
KHURSHID                                           SUN

L

LAHIQ                                              FOLLOWER
LATIF                                              GENTLE-FRIENDLY
LIAQAT                                             ABILITY
LISANUDDIN                                         THE TOUNGUE OF RELIGION
LUTF                                               KINDNESS

M

MAHMUD                                             THE PRAISED ONE
MAHBUB                                             BELOVED
MAJID                                              GLORIOUS
MAIMUN                                             BLESSED
MALIK                                              KING
MAHDI                                              RIGHTLY GUIDED
MANSUR                                             ASSISTED (BY GOD)
MANZAR                                             PANORAMA
MANZUR                                             ACCEPTENCE
MAQBUL                                             ACCEPTED
MAZHAR                                             LOCUS OF MANIFESTATION
MASUD                                              HAPPY
MIRZA                                              CHIEFTAN
MISBAHUDDIN                                        THE LAMP OF RELIGION
MINHAJ                                             MANNER
MUAYYAD                                            INSPIRED
MUBARAK                                            BLESSED
MUBIN                                              CLEAR EVIDENCE
MUFIDUDDIN                                         USEFUL IN RELIGION
MUHSIN                                             BENEFACTOR
MUJAHID                                            ONE WHO STRUGGLES
MUHAMMAD                                           NAME OF THE PROPHET (PRAISEWORTHY)
MUHTADI                                            RIGHTLY GUIDED
MUIN                                               HELPER
MUKARRAM                                           HONOURED
MUKHTAR                                            ONE WHO CHOOSES
MUIZZ                                              POWERFUL
MUMTAZ                                             DISTINGUISHED
MUMTAZUDDIN                                        DISTINGUISHED IN RELIGION
MUNAZZIM                                           ORGANIZED
MUNIM                                              GIVER OF BOUNTY
MUAZZAM                                            GLORIFIED-EXALTED
MUNIR                                              LUMINOUS
MUNIR MUHAMMAD                                     LUMINARY OF MUHAMMAD
MURAD                                              THE OBJECT OF INTENTION
MURTAZA                                            FAVOURITE
MUSA                                               NAME OF A PROPHET (MOSES)
MUSTANSIR                                          VICTORIOUS
MUSTAFA                                            CHOSEN
MUSHTAQ                                            ONE WHO DESIRES
MUSLIM                                             ONE WHO SURRENDERS
MUZAFFAR                                           VICTORIOUS
MUNAWWAR                                           ILLUMINATED-ENLIGHTENED

N

NADIM                                              COMPANION
NADIR                                              RARE-PRECIOUS
NAFIS                                              DELICATE
NAIM                                               GRACE-BOUNTY
NAJIB                                              NOBLE
NAJMUDDIN                                          STAR OF THE RELIGION
NAQIB                                              CHIEF
NASIH                                              ADVISOR
NASIR                                              VICTORIOUS
NASIRUDDIN                                         VICTORIOUS IN RELIGION
NASR                                               HELP
NASRULLAH                                          HELP OF ALLAH
NAVID                                              GOOD NEWS
NAWAZ                                              COMFORTER
NAWRUZ                                             NEW DAY
NAWSHAD                                            NEW PLEASURE
NAYYIR                                             BRILLIANT
NAZAR                                              SIGHT
NAZIM                                              ORGANIZER
NAZIR                                              WARNER
NIYAZ                                              GRACE
NIZAM                                              METHODICAL-ORGANIZER
NIZAR                                              HUMBLE
NURALLAH                                           LIGHT OF ALLAH
NURMUHAMMED                                        LIGHT OF MUHAMMAD
NURUDDIN                                           LIGHT OF RELIGION
NUSRAT                                             VICTORY

P

PARVAIZ                                            HAPPY

Q

QADIR                                              POSSESING POWER
QAHIR                                              VANQUISHER-CONQUERER
QAIM                                               ESTABLISHED
QAMAR                                              MOON
QAMARUDDIN                                         MOON OF THE RELIGION
QASIM                                              ONE WHO DIVIDES
QAIMUDDIN                                          ESTABLISHED IN RELIGION
QAYYUM                                             EVERLASTING
QURBAN                                             SACRIFICE
QUTB                                               POLE-ESSENCE
QUTBUDIN                                           POLE OF RELIGION

R

RAFIQ                                              FRIEND-COMPANION
RAFIQ AHMAD                                        FRIEND OF MUHAMMAD
RAFIQUDDIN                                         FRIEND IN RELIGION
RAGHIB                                             DESIRED
RAHAT                                              PEACE
RAHMAT                                             MERCY
RAHIM                                              MERCIFUL
RAHMATULLAH                                        MERCY OF ALLAH
RAIS                                               CHIEF , LEADER
RAMDHAN                                            HOLY MONTH OF FASTING
RASHID                                             RIGHTLY GUIDED
RASHIDUDDIN                                        GUIDED IN RELIGION
RAUF                                               MERCIFUL
RAZIQ                                              PROVIDER
RAZIUDDIN                                          CONTENT IN RELIGION
RIAZ                                               GARDEN
RIAZUDDIN                                          GARDEN OF RELIGION
RIZWAN                                             PLEASANT
ROSHAN                                             LIGHT
RUKNUDDIN                                          THE PILLAR-SUPPORTER OF RELIGION

S

SABIR                                              PATIENT-STEADFAST
SADIQ                                              TRUTHFUL
SADRUDDIN                                          ESSENCE OF RELIGION
SAFDAR                                             NAME OF A FLOWER
SAID                                               HAPPY
SAJID                                              WORSHIPPER
SAJJAD                                             DEVOTEE
SAGHIR                                             HUMBLE
SAIFUDDIN                                          SWORD OF RELIGION
SALAM                                              PEACEFUL
SALEEM                                             SAFE-SECURE
SALMAN                                             SAFE
SAMIR                                              COMPANION
SHARAF                                             HONOUR
SARFARAZ                                           SUCCESSFUL
SARWAR                                             LEADER
SHABAN                                             ISLAMIC MONTH
SHABBIR                                            PIOUS
SHAFQAT                                            COMPASSIONATE
SHAHID                                             COMPASSION
SHAKIL                                             WITNESS
SHAKIR                                             HANDSOME
SHAFIQ                                             GRATEFUL
SHAMIL                                             ONE WHO GATHERS
SHAMIM                                             PLEASANT ODOR
SHAMS                                              SUN
SHAMSHIR                                           SWORD
SHAMSUDDIN                                         SUN OF RELIGION
SHARIF                                             DISTINGUISHED-NOBLE
SHAUKAT                                            GLORY
SHIHABUDDIN                                        STAR OF RELIGION
SIDDIQ                                             TRURHFUL
SIKANDAR                                           CONQUERER
SIRAJ                                              LAMP
SUHAIL                                             STAR
SULAIMAN                                           NAME OF A PROPHET (SOLOMON)
SULTAN                                             KING

T

TAHIR                                              PURE
TAHSIN                                             PRAISE
TAJUDDIN                                           CROWN OF RELIGION
TALIB                                              SEEKER (OF KNOWLEDGE)
TANWIR                                             BLOSSOMING-ILLUMINATING
TAQI                                               PIOUS
TAQI MUHAMMAD                                      THE PIETY OF MUHAMMAD
TARIQ                                              MORNING STAR
TASLIM                                             SURRENDER
TAWQIR                                             HONOUR
TAWFIQ                                             INSPIRATION
TAWFIQULLAH                                        INSPIRED BY ALLAH
TAWWAB                                             FORGIVING
THAQIB                                             SHOOTING STAR
TUFAIL                                             MEDIATOR

W

WAFI                                               TRUE TO ONE'S WORD
WAFI AHMAD                                         TRUE TO THE TEACHING OF MUHAMMED
WAFIQA                                             COMPANION-FRIEND
WAHIB                                              GIVER-DONOR
WAHID                                              UNIQUE
WAJAHAT                                            GLITTERING
WAJIHA                                             DIGNIFIED-BEAUTIFUL
WALID                                              NEWLY BORN
WAQAR                                              RESPECT
WAQARUDDIN                                         RESPECT OF THE RELIGION
WARITH                                             INHERITOR
WASIM                                              GRACEFUL
WAZIR                                              CHIEF , MINISTER
WIJDAN                                             INTUITION
WILAYAT                                            POWER

Y

YAHYA                                              NAME OF A PROPHET (JOHN)
YAMIN                                              RIGHT-SIDE
YAQUB                                              NAME OF A PROPHET (JACOB)
YAQUT                                              SAPPHIRE
YASIN                                              36TH CHAPTER OF THE QURAN
YASIR                                              EASY
YUNUS                                              NAME OF A PROPHET
YUSUF                                              NAME OF A PROPHET (JOSEPH)
YUSRA                                              EASINESS

Z

ZAFAR                                              VICTORY
ZAFIR                                              VICTORIOUS
ZAHID                                              PIOUS
ZAHIR                                              VISIBLE-MANIFEST
ZAID                                               ABUNDANT
ZAIN                                               ADORNMENT
ZAINULABIDIN                                       ADORNMENT OF WORSHIPER
ZAKIR                                              ONE WHO REMEMBERS GOD
ZAKI                                               INTELLIGENT
ZAMIR                                              CONSCIENCE
ZIA                                                SPLENDOUR
ZIAUDDIN                                           SPLENDOUR OF RELIGION


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